SI’s King Has Cowboys Taking Tyron Smith at Number Nine

Peter King, long time writer at Sports Illustrated, is back with his latest Mock Draft, and he has Cam Newton going #1 overall to the Panthers, which seems to be the growing trend. King has the Cowboys taking T Tyron Smith from USC with the 9th pick. Here’s what he has to say about him.

9 COWBOYS

WILL PICK

Tyron Smith, T, USC

SHOULD PICK

Anthony Castonzo, T, Boston College

Dallas can take the long-term replacement for right tackle Marc Colombo here, and the choice is between the raw but athletically gifted 20-year-old (Smith) or the proven commodity who is the most versatile lineman in the draft (Castonzo). Smith’s not a bad pick, but with a roaming QB in Tony Romo, who’s subjected to lots of hits and coming off a season-ending injury, give me the surer thing, please.